O reminiscent glow and Zenith long eclipsed, thou who, by God’s appointed frosty breath, hast seen the ambered hour fade ‘way: Seal mine eyes and prepare me for my dreams! Guard me as I sleep, and let it be with angels of Thy charge! Let their twinkling in the realm above mine head prevent the tainting of the sacred space unknown and keep in place the silver chord as thereunto I venture for a time. Assure my loved ones with the common chant that though our journeys be alone, propitious be their calling; and in the springtime we shall surely meet again. Monarch on thy Nadir Throne, while thy contour be obscured, my soul doth hear thy voice and song. While my body firm and dormant be, aetheric be the land I roam. How glorious are the sights, unseen but sought! How stately are the words, unspoke’ but heard! Take mine hand o formless guide. Lead me to the wondrous place where clouds resolve and lights appear, where anthems sate the yearning ears and boundless love doth nurse unto neglected souls. Return me to mine icy bed and lead me to the place of mirthful sounds and solar rising and, alas, where all I’ve gathered will bless a new-born world.
Merrick Rees Hamer,
Winter Solstice, 2022
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LEAD ME TO THE WONDROUS PLACE!
(A Seasonal Meditation for the Winter)
